Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 9th September 2014
Lot 174
A rare Coalport centrepiece c.1802
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £350
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Description
A rare Coalport centrepiece c.1802, of circular two-handled form, painted by William Billingsley with a central floral panel including tulip, nasturtium, poppy and convolvulus, the rim decorated in the Worcester manner with shaped panels of flowers reserved on a blue scale ground, 32cm.
Cf. W D John, Billingsley, col. pl. 8 for a dish from the same service.